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For More PDF Visit: pdf.exampundit.in Current Affairs Today 1st May 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS International Labour Day or May Day – Observed on May 01 • Labour Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. • Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. • May 1 is the International Day of Workers or International Labour Day dedicated to workers and labourers across the world. • This day celebrates labourers and encourages them to be aware of their rights. • The day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement. • It is also celebrated in countries in Central America, South America, and in some parts of the Caribbean. • In the United States, Australia, and Canada, Labor Day or Labour Day is celebrated at different times of the year. • India celebrated the first Labour day in the year 1923 and the day is referred nationally as Antarrashtriya Shramik Diwas or Kamgar Din. • Peter J. McGuire, a carpenter and labor union leader, was the person who came up with the idea for Labor Day. • He thought American workers should be honored with their own day. Page 1 of 18 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial For Quality Study Materials & Practice Quiz Visit: www.exampundit.in | For Free PDF Materials Visit: pdf.exampundi.in Daily Current Affairs 1st May 2021 • He proposed his idea to New York's Central Labor Union early in 1882, and they thought the holiday was a good idea, too. CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS Centre let out in advance over Rs 8873 cr for SDRF to all States • As a special dispensation, the Centre has released in advance over 8873 crore rupees for State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to all the States. • The States can use up to 50 percent of the released amount for COVID-19 containment measures, that include meeting the cost of oxygen generation and storage plants in hospitals, ventilators, strengthening ambulance services, COVID-19 hospitals, thermal scanners, personal protective equipment, testing laboratories and testing kits. • The Finance Ministry has released the amount ahead of the normal schedule of the 1st installment of SDRF, which is generally released in the month of June. • However, in relaxation of the normal procedure, not only the release of SDRF has been advanced, the amount has also been released without waiting for the utilization certificate. NFAI bring out rich treasure of audio recordings on occasion of 151st birth anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke • On the occasion of the 151st birth anniversary of the father of Indian cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke, the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) has published a rich treasure of audio recordings in the public domain. • About 8000 minutes of interviews of veteran film artists from the Indian film industry are now made available on the NFAI website. • Starting from the silent era of Indian cinema, these are the fascinating tales of journeys of actors, technicians, producers, directors and studio owners. Page 2 of 18 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial For Quality Study Materials & Practice Quiz Visit: www.exampundit.in | For Free PDF Materials Visit: pdf.exampundi.in Daily Current Affairs 1st May 2021 • Conducted mostly in the 1980s, these interviews were recorded as part of the Oral History Project of NFAI’s Research Programme and features long interviews of pioneering film personalities, narrating the experiences about their life, stories and anecdotes from the world of cinema. I&B Ministry assemble year-long centenary celebrations of Satyajit Ray • In homage to the legendary filmmaker, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting will organize year- long centenary celebrations of late Satyajit Ray across India and abroad. • Satyaji Ray was a renowned filmmaker, writer, illustrator, graphic designer, music composer. • He started his career in advertising and found inspiration for his first film, Pather Panchali, while illustrating the children’s version of the novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. • The film catapulted him into international fame. • Ray went on to make other great films such as Charulata, Agantuk and Nayak. • He was also a prolific writer, making the famous sleuth Feluda and scientist Professor Shonku, a popular part of Bengali Literature. • The Government of India honoured him with the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award, in 1992. Finance Ministry planned to provide additional amount of upto Rs 15,000 cr to States • The Finance Ministry has decided to provide an additional amount of upto 15 thousand crore rupees to States as interest free 50 year loan for spending on capital projects. • The Department of Expenditure has issued fresh guidelines in this regard on the Scheme of Financial Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure for the financial year 2021-22. • Capital expenditure creates employment, especially for the poor and unskilled, has a high multiplier effect, enhances the future productive capacity of the economy and results in a higher rate of economic growth. • The Finance Ministry said, despite the adverse financial position of the Centre, it was decided last year to launch a Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure. Page 3 of 18 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial For Quality Study Materials & Practice Quiz Visit: www.exampundit.in | For Free PDF Materials Visit: pdf.exampundi.in Daily Current Affairs 1st May 2021 • Under the Scheme, financial assistance is provided to the State Governments in the form of 50-year interest free loan. CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS China unveiled core module of its space station • China launched the core module of its space station, kicking off a series of key launch missions that aim to complete the construction of the station by the end of next year. • The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, carrying the Tianhe module, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan. • The Tianhe module will act as the management and control hub of the space station Tiangong, meaning Heavenly Palace, with a node that could dock with up to three spacecraft at a time for short stays, or two for long, Bai Linhou, deputy chief designer of the space station at the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) said as reported by China’s state news agency. CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS MP govt handover Rs 61 crore into accounts of over 6.10 lakh street vendors of state • Madhya Pradesh government transferred Rs 61 crore into the accounts of more than 6 lakh 10 thousand street vendors of the state through Direct Benefit Transfer. • Meanwhile, the state reported 12,400 new cases while 13,584 patients have recovered. • The state's recovery rate has been 83 percent. • Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that the government is fully committed to remove the difficulties faced by the poor due to covid pandemic. • Meanwhile, the rate of corona infection is continuously decreasing. • The state stands at 14th place in the country in terms of corona infection. • The number of active cases of corona in the state has come down to 90 thousand 796. • The average positivity rate of the state has declined to 21.1%. 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Madhya Pradesh govt initiates Corona Warriors Scheme • In Madhya Pradesh, the state government has launched the Corona Warriors Scheme. • The government will take the responsibility of family members of health workers who have passed away while on Corona duty. • Their families will be given honorarium of Rs 50 lakhs by the government. • Meanwhile Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the Corona vaccination campaign of people above 18 years of age cannot be started from May 1st due to non-receipt of vaccines from the manufacturing companies. • The vaccines are likely to be received in the state on May 3rd. • The Covid vaccine will be administered free of cost to those above 18 years of age. • Chief Minister Mr Chouhan while reviewing COVID condition directed that new vaccination centers should be established in view of Corona infection, vaccination work should not be done in hospitals. • So far 80 lakh 66 thousand 980 doses of Corona vaccines have been administered in the state, out of which 70 lakh 19 thousand 763 first and 10 lakh 47 thousand 217 second doses have been administered. CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS Agriculture Minister reported Target of food grains production for 2021-22 is 307 million tonnes • Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the target of foodgrains production for 2021-22 is 307 million tonnes. • Mr Tomar said while addressing the National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign-2021. • He said, higher production targets for pulses and oilseeds are important to reduce our dependence on import and to achieve the dream of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.